In what ways? Apple, IMHO, has been jumping on every proverbial band wagon. And some of its 'better intended' changes like ATT seem only to have been to stifle competition while they set up their own solution.

Well, the alternatives is Android and... not really much else, for a full-featured smartphone. Say what you will about Apple, they're not perfect, but they have a better track record w.r.t privacy than Google in every way.

I'm not saying I like what Apple is doing here, but I trust Google a lot less with my data.

There are ways to have full featured smartphones without Google, like Graphene OS.

I am not aware of any alternatives that exist for Apple devices though

This! Sure you might need a Google account for your android but you don't HAVE to use all their services.

First just don't use Gmail, docs, search, chrome and co. But even better get a Pixel with Graphene and Google's invasive tactics are even more limited.

However it is sad that a company like Apple that used to produce superior hardware with superior UX is falling apart on all fronts - hardware (especially pricing), UX (hello glass design), software (macos just getting worse every release without adding ANYTHING of value)

And now introducing more and more ads while keep selling you "pro" laptops with 512GB SSD :-/

> you might need a Google account for your android

You don't. LineageOS works without a Google account. I would be surprised if GrapheneOS worked differently.

Real-time multi-directional communications over massive geographic areas with tens of thousands of physical cell sites connected to ~140M devices vs... public text messages with media.

I realize your point, but its fair to say maintaining a nationwide physical wireless infrastructure may not be the same as hosting tweets, particularly when outages strike.

I like the idea of someone getting an agenda item promoted because they bought a boost or used a server tag.

Which is fine until they pick the wrong window to fire back with creative insults at their guildmates.

For now. Let's not forget MS Office had a period like that as well. I give it five years max.

It will be interesting to see how RAM prices affect the behavior of all companies.

I wouldn't mind if this finally lights a fire under certain software companies to also actually optimize their shit for memory use, but... I'm not that optimistic.

Don't worry, Microsoft has your cloud desktops all ready to go! Very little RAM needed.

I will pile on here and claim Apple is shockingly hostile to accessibility. From the weird way tabs work for focus to the limited options for text clarity, to the lack of control for mice customization, it feels like it has been a low item on their priorities for some time.

Those are great but often expensive mice. I wish the Apple tax didn't extend to third party hardware, but here we are.

It's not really an Apple tax. Those are just great mice, and I've used variations of them on Linux for more than a decade.

(except that my latest one has just suffered catastrophic battery failure)

Catastrophic? Like a battery fire?

It has just stopped holding charge. It can be 100% charged according to Solaar, unplug the cable and it is discharged in < 1 minute. Warranty replacement on the way.

Given the amount of tech I own that is supposed to do this (higher end VR headsets with hand tracking, AR glasses with environmental tracking, etc.), I wouldn't dismiss the author's claims.

But I'd be interested in your examples that can achieve what Pickle is offering in a single pair of glasses.

Citation needed. Please provide more information.

This assumes a constant stream of an available workforce. Meanwhile, in the US where OpenAI is based, scrutiny and pressure from the current administration is making it harder to hire at their largest locations.